Current Affairs PDF Capsule February 2015 Published By www.AffairsCloud.com Current Affairs Capsule: February 2015 AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Nasrin Ejner: Presented with Bharat Gaurav award by the Indian International Friendship Society Social worker, Nasrin Ejner has been presented with the Bharat Gaurav award by the Indian International Friendship Society (IIIFS). The award was given to her on January 16, 2015 for tirelessly working towards strengthening the ties between India and Kuwait, for many years now. The International Friendship Society has been presenting the Bharat Gaurav Award to the NRIs for their contribution in social work. It was started in 1977. Vinod Mehta conferred with Yash Bharti Award by the government of Uttar Pradesh The acclaimed Journalist Vinod Mehta on February 9, 2015 was awarded the Yash Bharti Samman 2015 by the government of Uttar Pradesh. The award was given by the Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to Mehta's family as he could not attend the function due to a medical problem. This award is given by the UP government for excellence in literature, fine arts, folks, sports and classical music. 60th Filmfare Awards – An Overview The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour the professionals in the Hindi film industry of India. It is one of the oldest and most prominent film events in India since 1954. The Clares was the original name of the award ceremony, named after The Times of India critic Clare Mendonca. The winners of the 60th Filmfare Awards are .. Best Actor (Male) Shahid Kapoor for Haider Best Actor (Female) Kangana Ranaut for Queen Best Film Queen Best Director Vikas Bahl for Queen Best Film (Critics) Ankhon Dekhi Best Actor (Critics) Sanjay Mishra for Ankhon Dekhi Best Actress (Critics) Alia Bhatt for Highway Best Supporting Actor (Male) Kay Kay Menon forHaider Best Supporting Tabu for Haider Actor(Female) Best Story Rajat Kapoor for Ankhon Dekhi Best Dialogue Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi for PK Best Screenplay Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi for PK 2 | P a g e Copyright 2015 – AffairsCloud.com Current Affairs Capsule: February 2015 Best Debutant (Female) Kriti Sanon for Heropanti Best Debutant(Male) Fawad Khan for Khoobsurat Best Music Director Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy for 2 States Best Lyrics Rashmi Singh for Muskurane Ki Wajah(CityLights) Best Playback Singer (Male) Ankit Tiwari for Galliyan (Ek Villain) Best Playback Singer Kanika Kapoor for Baby Doll(Ragini MMS 2) (Female) Best Choreography Ahmed Khan for Jumme Ki Raat for Kick Best Action Sham Kaushal for Gunday Best Cinematography Bobby Singh and Siddharth Diwan for Queen Best Background Score Amit Trivedi for Queen Best Editing Abhijit Kokate and Anurag Kashyap for Queen Best Production Design Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Ray for Haider Anilkumar Konakandla and Prabal Pradhan for Best Sound Design Mardaani Dr. Zakir Naik wins King Faisal International Award 2015 Indian Islamic scholar, Dr Zakir A.Naik, has o the “audi Aaias King Faisal Award 2015 for his services to Islam. He is an international preacher of Islam. The award comprises a prize amount of 7.5 Lakh Saudi Riyal. Along with him four others were chosen for the prestigious award for their services to Islam. Venue: Riyadh Hidol “eguptas ook “hotlisted fo Haek Pize Indian Journalist-writer Hindol Senguptas ook has ee shotlisted fo the Uited “tates pestigious Haek Pize. “eguptas Recasting India: How Entrepreneurship is Revolutioizig the World’s Largest Deocracy is the only book from an Indian among the six books in race for the $50,000 prize awarded by the Manhattan Institute. The book was published by Palgrave Macmillan Trade and it encapsulates the real stories of extraordinary enterprise of common people. The winner will be announced in late February. Marathi writer Bhalchandra Nemade chosen for Jnanpith Award Famous Marathi Novelist Bhalchandra Nemade has been selected for 2014 Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour in India. Nemade is the fourth Marathi writer to win the literary honour. 3 | P a g e Copyright 2015 – AffairsCloud.com Current Affairs Capsule: February 2015 Nemade was born on May 27, 1938 in Sangavi village in Khandesh, Maharashtra. He was graduated from Ferguson College in Pune i . He opleted his Mastes degee i Linguistics from Deccan College in Pune. He did his PhD and D Lit degrees from North Maharashtra University. Neades deut oel as Kosala. This novel established him as one of the great writers in Marathi literary world. His other famous works include Hool, Bidar (1967), Zarila (1977) and Zhool (1979). Nemade was accolade with Sahitya Akademi award in 1991 for his volume of criticism, Teeka Swayamvara, and Padma Shri in 2011. 68th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) The 68th British Academy Film Awards were held on 8 February 2015 at the Royal Opera House in London, to honour the best British and international contributions to film in 2014. Winners of the 68th Annual BAFTA Awards Best Film: Boyhood. Outstanding British Film: The Theory of Everything. Best Director: Richard Linklater (Boyhood). Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything). Best Actress: Julianne Moore (Still Alice). Best Supporting Actor: K. Simmons (Whiplash). Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood Best Original Screenplay: The Grand Budapest Hotel. Best Adapted Screenplay: The Theory of Everything. Best Editing: Whiplash. Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki (Birdman). Best Production Design: The Grand Budapest Hotel. Best Costume Design: The Grand Budapest Hotel. Best Original Music: The Grand Budapest Hotel. Best Makeup and Hair: The Grand Budapest Hotel. Best Sound: Whiplash. Best Visual Effects:Interstellar. Best Film Not in the English Language:Ida. Best Animated Film: The Lego Movie. Best Documentary: Citizenfour. 4 | P a g e Copyright 2015 – AffairsCloud.com Current Affairs Capsule: February 2015 Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer: Stephen Beresford (Writer) and David Livingstone (Producer). Best British Short Film: Boogaloo and Graham. Best British Short Animation: The Bigger Picture. The EE Rising Star Award: Jak OCoell. Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: BBC Films. Most awards: The Grand Budapest Hotel (5). Most nominations: The Grand Budapest Hotel (11). Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize 2015 Eminent Indian economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has been conferred with the newly established Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize 2015 in United Kingdom. Professor Sen will receive7500 British pounds to commission a work of art. He will give the annual Charleston-EFG Keynes Lecture at the Charleston Festival in the United Kingdom, on 23 May 2015. Sen was being honoured for his ground-breaking work which had had a huge impact on the formation of development policy all over the world. 57th Annual Grammy Awards The 57th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 8, 2015, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. A total of 83 Grammy Awards were presented. A Grammy Award is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. This year two Indians have won Grammy Awards. They are Ricky Kej won the Best New Age Album Trophy for his collaborated album Winds of Samsara Neela Vaswani won award in Childes Alu category for her album I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai). Indian-Origin Scientist Wins USD 500,000 Research Award The prestigious USD 500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award was won by Gurpreet Singh, assistant professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering at Kansas State University. Singh will use the award to develop ultrathin metal sheets that can help produce better rechargeable batteries, supercapacitors and catalysts for photoelectrochemical hydrogen production. This CAREER award will help him to study large-scale production of ultrathin sheets, a few atoms thick and several micrometres wide using transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). 5 | P a g e Copyright 2015 – AffairsCloud.com Current Affairs Capsule: February 2015 Gurpreet Singh is assistant professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering at Kansas State University. National Science Foundation CAREER award is given by US National Science Foundation as part of Faculty Early Career Development Programme. Rohit Sharma Gets Espncricinfo Award Indian Cricketer Rohit Sharma has been named as the best ODI batting performance in 2014 by ESPNcricinfo for his record breaking 264 against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma had bagged the same prize for his first double ton in 2013. The Espncricinfo awards also honored Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) and Mitchell Johnson (Australia) for their stand out bowling efforts. New Zealand batsman Bedo MCullus agaist Idia as adjudged the best batting performance. The winners were selected by a jury comprising legendary cricketers such as Rahul Dravid, Ian Chappell, Michael Bevan, Daryll Cullinan, Mark Nicholas, Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting..etc. Wipro won seven awards at the CIO Choice Honour and Recognition 2015 Wipro won seven awards at the third annual edition of the CIO Choice Honour and Recognition 2015. The awards were given to Wipro to recognize the customer satisfaction and endorsement by the CIO community. Wipro won the award in the categories of Managed IT Services, Managed Security Services, Enterprise Infrastructure Automation Services, Systems Integrator, Network Maintenance Services,